Articles by Yanyan Li

Kate Douglass Posts 20.34 50 Free Relay Split, #2 All-Time

Douglass’s split only sits behind Anna Hopkin’s 20.27 split from 2020, and is a 0.16 seconds improvement from her previous fastest split.

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LSU Women Scratch Both Medley Relays And 800 Free Relay At NCAA Championships

LSU scratching their medley relays means that we won’t get the opportunity to see Maggie MacNeil swim backstroke at her final NCAA Championship meet.

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From NAIA Golfer To Pac-12 Swimming Medalist: The Story Of Lucas Henveaux

Henveaux, the NCAA’s big second-semester breakout star, had been ready to give up swimming for an entirely different sport when he was a teenager.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Walsh And Douglass Set To Have A 200 IM Battle For The Ages

Walsh and Douglass are the two fastest women’s 200 IMers in NCAA history, and they will be racing each other at NCAAs for the first time ever.

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Jillian Crooks Swims 48.47 100 Free And 1:54.34 200 Back On Day 4 Of Cary Sectionals

16-year-old TAC Titans swimmer and Tennessee commit Jillian Crooks keeps on going best times at the Cary Sectionals meet.

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Katie Ledecky Swims 15:01.41 1650-Yard Free To Break U.S. Open And American Record

Ledecky took down her previous record time of 15:03.31 that was set back in November 2017, when she was still swimming collegiately for Stanford.

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The Virginia vs. Texas Battle At Women’s NCAAs Is Closer Than You Think

Even though Virginia might appear as overwhelming favorite on the surface, Texas is going to make this NCAAs battle closer than it seems.

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Jillian Crooks Clocks 1:45.13 200 Free PB And 53.36 100 Fly On Day 2 Of Cary Sectionals

Crooks’ 200 free time of 1:45.13 would have been just 0.19 seconds away from scoring in the ‘B’ final at the 2022 NCAA Championships.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: It’s Kate Douglass Vs. The Clock In The 200 Breast

Kate Douglass has already broken the US Open and American record in the 200 breast three times this season, and she’s poised to do so one last time at NCAAs.

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Kate Douglass And Gretchen Walsh Clock 21-Low 50 Frees At UVA Sprint Olympics

The UVA swim team held their annual Sprint Olympics, where stars like Gretchen Walsh and Kate Douglass put up extremely fast times a week out from NCAAs.

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Hugo Gonzalez Set To Swim 200 Back At NCAAs For The First Time Since 2018

After swimming the 200 breast at the last two NCAAs he’s competed at, Hugo Gonzalez will be swimming the 200 back at his final NCAAs this year.

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Brendan Burns Opting For 100 Back/Fly Double At NCAAs Over 2 Back/Fly Double

For the third year in a row, Brendan Burns is opting for the 100 fly over the 200 back after pulling off the 200 back/200 fly double at Big Tens.

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Sources: Seven-Time Olympic Gold Medalist Caeleb Dressel Back In Training

Dressel was reportedly training with Anthony Nesty at the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Center during the time of last weekend’s pro Swim Series.

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2023 W. NCAA Previews: Douglass And MacNeil Meet For The Final Time In The 100 Fly

Maggie MacNeil is the only woman in history who’s beaten Kate Douglass at an NCAA Championships meet, and she has one more chance to do so in the 100 fly.

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Charlotte Crush Breaks Her Own U.S. 13-14 NAG With 50.44 100 Back At Southern Premier

Crush has broken the 13-14 NAG in the 100 back three different times in the less than a year, and today she became the youngest swimmer to go sub-51.

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